It is the dream of every bridge player to compete for his country at the WBF Championships. For 12 Barbadians that dream came true during the period August 28 - September 12 in Sao Paulo, Brasil. During the first week six ladies competed for the Venice Cup, and 6 Seniors played for the DÖrsi Seniors Bowl. Both teams were playing in fields that included professionals as well as current and former world champions. The seniors won 7 of their 21 matches against, among others, Italy, Poland (eventual second place winners), Pakistan and Brasil. The ladies won 3 matches of their 21.

In the second week the teams played in a World Transnational Open Teams Competition and the ladies made a great start but faded as the swiss movement pitted them against other early winners.. This competition was of a very high level as it contained a number of very strong teams which had been eliminated from the three main competitions at the end of the round robin

The pair of Watkins and Blackman recorded positive Butlers scores at the end of the round robins of both the DÖrsi Bowl and the WTOT. Cummins and Thompson had similarly positive results for the WTOT. Both can be proud of that Butler comparison with the current crop of the world's best.

 Trophies were presented at the Annual General Meeting held on February 24, 2009 to all BBL tournament winners in 2008. The Press were present and recorded the event and pictures of the Trophy Winners  (PDF File) subsequently appeared in the Newspapers

If you have reached our site you may also be interested in the umbrella body to which we are affiliated. Information about  the Barbadps Olympic Association may be found at www.olympic.org.bb